†family Chinianasteridae Spencer 1951
Synonym: Villebrunasteridae Fell 1963
Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1951. Early Palaeozoic starfish. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, series B 235(B623):87-129
Parent taxon: Somasteroida according to J. Dean Shackleton 2005
Sister taxa: Archegonasteridae, Goniactinida
Subtaxa: Chinianaster, Ophioxenikos, Thoralaster, Villebrunaster
Type: Chinianaster
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder